Marine killed in car crash

A Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton died early Saturday in Oceanside after the car he was riding in plowed into a palm tree, which collapsed on the vehicle, authorities said.

The 25-year-old lance corporal was a passenger in a 2005 Ford Mustang that hydroplaned while traveling north on Coast Highway near Michigan Street about 12:50 a.m. Saturday, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Oceanside police and firefighters extricated the driver and the Marine before the victims were transported to a hospital. The Marine was pronounced dead at the hospital at 2:55 a.m., authorities said.

The name of the Marine was not released as of Sunday afternoon.

Authorities did not disclose the driver’s condition or relationship to the Marine.